水口

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Chinese

		water; river	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
simp. and trad. (水口)		水	口
anagram		口水

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shuǐkǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄎㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi² hau²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shuǐkǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄎㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shuěikǒu
  - Wade–Giles: shui³-kʻou³
  - Yale: shwěi-kǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoeikoou
  - Palladius: шуйкоу (šujkou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: seoi² hau²
  - Yale: séui háu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soey² hau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêu² heo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/

Noun

水口

(archaic) water outlet
(archaic) water crossing

Japanese

Pronunciation 1

Kanji in this term
水	口
みず Grade: 1	くち > ぐち Grade: 1
kun'yomi

(Tokyo) みずくち (Heiban – )^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key):

Noun

水(みず)口(ぐち) • (mizuguchi) ^{←みづぐち (miduguti)^?}

an inlet or outlet for water
a point for collecting water in the kitchen
the kitchen doorway used for fetching water from a well
(by extension) kitchen

Proper noun

水(みず)口(ぐち) • (Mizuguchi) ^{←みづぐち (Miduguti)^?}

a surname

Derived terms

Pronunciation 2

Kanji in this term
水	口
み(な) Grade: 1	くち Grade: 1
kun'yomi

(Tokyo) みなくち (Heiban – )^[1]^[3]
(Tokyo) みなくち (Nakadaka – )^[1]^[3]
IPA^(key):

Noun

水(みな)口(ぐち) • (minaguchi) ^{←みなぐち (minaguti)^?}

the entry point for channeling water from the river to the rice field

Proper noun

水(みな)口(ぐち) • (Minaguchi)

a surname

Pronunciation 3

Kanji in this term
水	口
み(な) Grade: 1	くち > ぐち Grade: 1
kun'yomi

(Tokyo) みなぐち (Heiban – )
IPA^(key):

Proper noun

水(みな)口(ぐち) • (Minaguchi)

a surname

Pronunciation 4

Kanji in this term
水	口
みず Grade: 1	くち Grade: 1
kun'yomi

(Tokyo) みずくち (Heiban – )
IPA^(key):

Proper noun

水(みず)口(くち) • (Mizukuchi)

a surname

Pronunciation 5

Kanji in this term
水	口
みづ Grade: 1	くち Grade: 1
irregular	kun'yomi

(Tokyo) みづくち (Heiban – )
IPA^(key):

Proper noun

水(みづ)口(くち) • (Mizukuchi)

a surname

Pronunciation 6

Kanji in this term
水	口
みづ Grade: 1	くち > ぐち Grade: 1
irregular	kun'yomi

(Tokyo) みづぐち (Heiban – )
IPA^(key):

Proper noun

水(みづ)口(ぐち) • (Mizuguchi)

a surname

Pronunciation 7

Kanji in this term
水	口
み Grade: 1	くち > ぐち Grade: 1
kun'yomi

(Tokyo) みぐち (Heiban – )
IPA^(key):

Proper noun

水(み)口(ぐち) • (Miguchi)

a surname

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN

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